Markup Calculator

Markup is evaluated from Cost, Markup% and Selling Price. The calculation reports Selling Price, Markup Percentage and Profit Margin.

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About the Markup Calculator

Markup is treated here as a quantitative relation between Cost, Markup% and Selling Price and Selling Price, Markup Percentage, Profit Margin and Profit per Unit.

The calculator uses a multi formula configuration. Each reported value is read as a direct evaluation of the stored rules with the declared field formats and units.

Formula basis:
Selling Price = Cost x (1 + Markup% / 100)
Markup% = (Selling Price - Cost) / Cost x 100
Margin% = (Selling Price - Cost) / Selling Price x 100
Margin% = Markup% / (100 + Markup%) x 100

Interpret the outputs in the order shown by the result fields. Optional inputs affect only the outputs that depend on those variables.

Formula & How It Works

The calculation applies the following relations exactly as recorded in the metadata:

Selling Price = Cost x (1 + Markup% / 100)
Markup% = (Selling Price - Cost) / Cost x 100
Margin% = (Selling Price - Cost) / Selling Price x 100
Margin% = Markup% / (100 + Markup%) x 100

Each output field is produced by substituting the supplied inputs into the relevant relation and then applying the declared rounding or text format.

Worked Examples

Example 1: Retail clothing store: buys shirt for $15, wants 150% markup

Inputs

cost: 15 markup_pct: 150
Selling Price: $37.5. Markup Percentage: 150%. Profit Margin: 60%. Profit per Unit: $22.5

With Cost = 15 and Markup% = 150 as the stated inputs, the result is Selling Price = $37.5, Markup Percentage = 150% and Profit Margin = 60%. Each value corresponds to the declared output fields.

Example 2: Restaurant: meal costs $8 to prepare, standard food cost target 28%

Inputs

cost: 8 markup_pct: 257
Selling Price: $28.56. Markup Percentage: 257%. Profit Margin: 71.99%. Profit per Unit: $20.56

With Cost = 8 and Markup% = 257 as the stated inputs, the result is Selling Price = $28.56, Markup Percentage = 257% and Profit Margin = 71.99%. Each value corresponds to the declared output fields.

Example 3: Electronics reseller: buys laptop for $750 (wholesale), wants to know markup when selling at $849

Inputs

cost: 750 sell_price: 849
Selling Price: $849. Markup Percentage: 13.2%. Profit Margin: 11.66%. Profit per Unit: $99

With Cost = 750 and Selling Price = 849 as the stated inputs, the result is Selling Price = $849, Markup Percentage = 13.2% and Profit Margin = 11.66%. Each value corresponds to the declared output fields.

Example 4: Specialty coffee shop: coffee beans cost $0.40/cup, sell at $5.50

Inputs

cost: 0.4 sell_price: 5.5
Selling Price: $5.5. Markup Percentage: 1,275%. Profit Margin: 92.73%. Profit per Unit: $5.1

With Cost = 0.4 and Selling Price = 5.5 as the stated inputs, the result is Selling Price = $5.5, Markup Percentage = 1,275% and Profit Margin = 92.73%. Each value corresponds to the declared output fields.

Common Use Cases

  • Calculate selling price from cost and desired markup
  • Find markup percentage from cost and price
  • Set retail prices with target profit margin